Djent vs Grunge

^Probaly you were too old when Grunge came. Yes, I think also term Grunge might be ridicilous and I don´t also think it´s inventer Mark Arm and also other Seattle musicians take it very serious. More I think it´s the second movement of punk (or the third if you think great garage bands in the begin of sixties, but then it wasn´t as big as seventies and nineties). It really wasn´t just some fashion movement, it was the last big youth musical movement that started from the youth, not any businessmen. Here in Finland was only one band (SubUrban Tribe) that was called Grungeband and I didn´t like that at all. But like in the US, in the end of eighties really great alternative, sort of punkmovement started. There were lots of great bands, many zines and lots of small gigs were played many bands. Nowdays Finland hasn´t really got anything like that. Also there born bands a little later that took influence from Nirvana and others, for example Apulanta who become quite famous. And yes, Finnish youth really wanted so see Nirvana in 1992 in Ruisrock, I was there, although the gig wasn´t the greatest in my life, I haven´t ever seen as much the youth of my age to come to see one gig, also atmosphere was really great. I am really thankful I had opportunity to live a great youth in that time.

Never followed Grunge when it came out (probably too old to appreciate the movement) - although if it succeeded in cutting down those generic hair-rock bands from LA etc. It did a bit of good. I can listen to the odd track and like much of the bands who survived the initial hype, but have a preference for the post-grunge era, which moved it back to classic rock in many ways.

I quite like djent, and I've even seen bands like Animals as Leaders from time to time - but a little does go a long way. Getting through a whole album is a test of endurance. It also has to be purely instrumental for me. Just can't be doing with the rough, growling vocals of bands like Meshuggah - which is a pity - as the instrumental side of them is great. Often bands bring out instrumental only versions of albums, which I can enjoy.

Can’t stand any grunge band. And I love Meshuggah, but hate that term ‘Djent’.

Never heard about Djent, also not the bands that is mentioned as examples of it. How it´s described here I don´t think I have lost anything. Really like to make a poll from the genres I just made myself, but not of course make it because said it here.

You forgot the "neither" option 

Grunge is bad and djent isn't a real genre.  The small  handful o f good "grunge" bands aren't very grungy


Edited by Triceratopsoil - April 04 2014 at 09:30

Depends what Djent or Grunge we pit off against each other (sorry to be that guy).

That and Soundgarden, who are now by far my favourite mainstream rock group of the 1990s.

Djent

I'm not a fan of this style at all, but those seem to be the the style's most popular practitioners.